Non-food inflation has continued to rise but we remain sanguine about the outlook, not least because much of the latest increase seems to be due to the introduction of new index weights. High oil prices are a lower threat in China than elsewhere in Asia, but at their current level will exert persistent upward pressure on inflation until the middle of the year.
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